Quote Originally Posted by atronox View Post
I recall reading (but i can't rmb where) that persephone and schoenbergi are different sexes of the same species. D'abrera nicely shows the dimorphism but unfortunately i don't have it at hand at the moment
You are right. Staudinger described the female in the 2nd part as ' have brownish yellow wings with a burnt chrome yellow strongly violet band in front of the outer edge of the hindwing...etc.'

Accordingly S. schoenbergi is the valid name & persephone is a junior synonym.


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